Copy or book holder.



PATENTED NOV. 14, 1905.

A. MEROERET.

OOPY OR BOOK HOLDER.

APPLIOATION FILED FEB. 1.190s.

INK/EN TOR A. Merceret.

8 ATTORNE a UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

COPY OR BOOK HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 14, 1905.

Application filed February 1, 1905. Serial No. 243,632-

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, AMELIE MEROERET, a citizen of the Unlted States,residing at the city of St. Louis, State of Missouri, have ini vented acertain new and useful Copy or Book Holder. of which the following issuch a full,

clear, and exact description as will enable any one skilled in the artto which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a i holder for copy-books orthe like which will 1 be simple and compact enough to serve as acopy-holder in connection with type-writing machines or otherwise and atthe same time will have suflicient strength and durability and becapable of suflicient adjustment and extension to serve as a book-holderfor ordinary purposes in reading and writing.

.In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate one form of holder madein accordance with my invention, Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly insection. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of a portion of the device. Fig. 3is a rear elevation, and Figs. 4: and 5 are enlarged views showingdetails of construction. Like marks of reference refer to similar partsin the several views of the drawings.

represents the base of the holder. This base 10 is preferably made ofwood and is also preferably made in the shape shown in Fig. 1, beingprovided with three slots or grooves ll, 12, and 13, respectively, forpurposes hereinafter to be described. Secured to the base 10 is a disk14:. This disk may be secured to the base by means of screws 15 or inany other suitable manner. disk 1% is a tube 16. Sliding in the tube 16is a rod 17, which forms, together with the tube 16, the standard of theholder.

18 is a set-screw by means of which the rod 17 is held in any desiredposition in the tube 16.

Carried at the upper end of the rod 17 is a pivot-block 19, providedwith an opening 20 for the passage of a pivot, by means of which it issecured to the supporting-plate, as will be hereinafter described.

22 is the supporting-plate, which is preferably formed of sheet metal,such as brass. At the lower edge of the supporting-plate 22 is formed aledge 23 in the usual manner. Rigidly secured to the rear face of thesupporting- Threaded into the i plate 22 and are each provided with aslot 25. l Passing through these slots 25 and the opening 20 in thepivot-block 19 is a threaded bolt 26. This bolt is provided at one endwith a stop 1 27, which is rigidly secured to the said bolt l and is soformed, as best shown in Fig. 1, as l to prevent the rotation of thebolt by means of its engagement with the base-plate 22. The opposite endof the bolt 26 is provided with a thumb-nut 28, by means of which theguide-plates 2* are clamped against the pivotblock 19 to hold the partsin fixed relation. Inter-posed between the thumb-nut 2S and the adjacentguideplate 24: a washer 29.

Pivoted in lugs 32, carried at the rear and at one side of thebase-plate 22, is an angular bar This bar 33 is normally prevented fromrotating by means of a spring 3-1, which is brazed or otherwise securedto the rear face of the base-plate 22 and bears against the fiat piecesof the angular bar 33. Freely sliding on the bar 33 is a bearing-block35. This block 35 carries the line-indicator 36. The

line-indicator 36 is secured to the block 35 by means of a screw 37,passing through a slot 38 in the overturned end of the saidline-indicator and into the block The block 35 is also provided with ascrew 39, adapted to engage with a slot 4.0 in the indicator 36. By thisconstruction the line-indicator is normally held in the position shownin Figs. 2 and 3. If, however, it is desired to use the holder forholding books or for similar purposes where the line-indicator is notnecessary, the indicator can be moved longitudinally, so as to bring theslot *LO out of engagement with the screw 39. The indicator can thenswing on the screw 37 as a pivot, so as j to move parallel with the bar33, and the bar 33 can be rotated against the pressure of the spring 3%,so as to move the line-indicator entirely to the rear of thesupporting-plate 22.

In order to secure the copy to the plate 22, I prefer to use aspring-clamp 42, preferably made of thin sheet metal. I prefer to securethis clamp to the supporting-plate 22 by means of a chain e3, so thatthe clamp may be used on either side or at the top of the plate 22.

4:4. is a clamp which may be used to secure the base 10 to any suitableobject-such, for instance, as the arm of a chair.

It will be evident that my holder, while simple of construction andcompact, is very strong and is capable of all necessary adjustments toadapt it for its various uses. The

slots or grooves 11, 12, and 13 in the base enable it to be used withthe Remington typewriting machine, as the base 10 can be placed beneaththe machine. The groove 11 accommodates the rear flange of the machine,the groove 12 the cross-bar, between which and the key-bars the springsare placed, and the front groove 13 accommodates the wires passing downthrough the ends of the universal bar. When the device is adjusted so asto be in its most compact form, as shown in Fig. 3, it can be placedcompletely out of the way behind an ordinary type-writing machine. Atthe same time it can be extended to such a height that it can be readilyused on the arm of a chair or even on the seat of a chair which is notprovided with an arm.

Having fully described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

1. In a copy or book holder, the combination with a base, of a standardcarried by said base, a pivot-block carried by said standard, asupporting-plate, a pair of slotted guideplates rigidly secured to saidsupporting-plate and extending longitudinally thereof, and a clampdevice extending through the slots in said guide-plates and saidpivot-block to clamp the block and plates together.

2. In a copy or book holder, the combination with a flat, grooved baseadapted to project beneath a type-Writing machine, of a standard carriedby said base, a pivot-block carried by said standard, asupporting-plate, a pair of slotted guide-plates rigidly secured to saidsupporting-plate and extending longitudinally thereof, and a clampdevice extending through the slots in said guide-plates and saidpivot-block to clamp said block and plates together.

3. In a copy or book holder, the combination with a base, of a standardcarried by said base, a supporting-plate carried by said standard, aguide-bar extending longitudinally of said supporting-plate and situatedat the rear thereof and a line-guide slidingly carried by saidguide-bar, such line-guide being adapted to fold parallel with saidguide-bar.

4:. In a copy or book holder, the combination with a base, of a standardcarried by said base, a supporting-plate carried by said standard, aguide-bar pivotally carried by said su pporting-plate and extendinglongitudinally at the rear thereof, and aline-guide slidingly carried bysaid guide-bar, said line-guide beibng adapted .to fold parallel withsaid guide- 5. In a copy or book holder, the combination with a base, ofa standard carried by said base, a supporting-plate carried by saidstandard, a guide-bar extending longitudinally of said supporting-plate,a guide-block sliding on said guide-bar, a line-guide carried by saidguide-block and normally locked at right angles to said guide-bar, andmeans controlled by the longitudinal movement of said lineguide forreleasing the same.

6. In a copy or book holder, the combination with a base, of astandardcarried by said base, a supporting-plate carried by said standard, aguide-bar extending longitudinally of said supporting-plate, aguide-block sliding on said guide-bar, a line-guide provided with a slotand a notch', a screw passing through said slot into said guide-block,and a projection carried by said block and adapted to engage with saidnotch.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and afiixed my seal inthe presence of the two subscribing witnesses.

AMELIE MERCERET. [a s.]

Witnesses: I W. A. ALEXANDER, BENNETTE PIKE.

